Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Personal Journals

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Great Britain

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Great Britain. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 20 Sep 2026

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09/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 228

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:45:50

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (19 shows)

2. BBC Sounds (4 shows)

3. BBC Radio Wales (2 shows)

4. Mics مايكس (2 shows)

5. Persephonica (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (28 shows)

2. Megaphone (19 shows)

3. Acast (18 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. RedCircle (3 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Desert Island Discs	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
2	Great Company with Jamie Laing	Jampot Productions	Society & Culture	182	Acast	58
3	Miss Me?	Persephonica	Society & Culture	260	Acast	53
4	Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball	Persephonica	Society & Culture	130	Acast	63
5	Heavyweight	Pushkin Industries	Society & Culture	128	Omny Studio	63
6	Private Parts	Spirit Studios	Society & Culture	1277	Acast	64
7	Lush! with Joanna Page	Pixiu Podcasts	Society & Culture	67	Acast	59
8	The Dark Paranormal	The Dark Paranormal	Society & Culture	441	RedCircle	63
9	Things Fell Apart	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	22	BBC	63
10	LivingYosh	Joshua "Yosh" Markell	Society & Culture	38	Unknown	53
11	Grounded with Louis Theroux	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	32
12	Witness History	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2011	BBC	39
13	Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	36	BBC	38
14	Last Word	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	586	BBC	28
15	Unmasked: Extreme Far Right	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
16	Lives Less Ordinary	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	242	BBC	43
17	The Shift with Sam Baker	sam baker	Society & Culture	313	Megaphone	84
18	Scary \| A Paranormal Podcast	Real-Life Paranormal Stories	Society & Culture	105	Acast	68
19	Desert Island Discs: Archive: 2016-2018	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	126	BBC	38
20	What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.	Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.	Society & Culture	374	Megaphone	58
21	Crisis What Crisis with Andy Coulson	Andy Coulson	Society & Culture	224	Captivate	68
22	This is Love	Vox Media Podcast Network	Society & Culture	155	Megaphone	53
23	The Person Who Believed In Me with David Begnaud	Do Good Crew	Society & Culture	32	Unknown	79
24	Life Changing	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	82	BBC	33
25	Oh, Anna!	The Fellas Studios	Society & Culture	31	Captivate	58
26	Jim Harold's Campfire	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	58
27	Saturday Live	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	814	BBC	28
28	Emotionally Online	Maddie Dragsbaek	Society & Culture	211	RedCircle	48
29	Nolans Uncensored with Coleen Nolan, Shane and Ciara	Joy Peddlers	Society & Culture	24	Megaphone	42
30	Sort Your Life Out Unpacked	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	26	BBC	42
31	True Scary Story	Scary Stories	Society & Culture	232	Spreaker	78
32	Witch	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	14	BBC	43
33	Desert Island Discs: Archive 2005-2010	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	247	BBC	38
34	Sisters of Defiance	Anita Rani	Society & Culture	12	Acast	94
35	40ish \| The Funny Podcast on Perimenopause, Menopause & Midlife	Lauren Mishcon & Nicole Goodman - Menopause Humor & Midlife Conversations	Society & Culture	169	Megaphone	68
36	Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2015	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	209	BBC	38
37	Family Flowers Only by Grief Ireland	GoLoud	Society & Culture	100	Sharpstream	72
38	Everybody Knows But Me	Holly Brown, Next Chapter Podcasts, Companion	Society & Culture	25	Megaphone	79
39	Amol Rajan Interviews...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	11	BBC	43
40	Project Possible with Rich Leigh - interviews that might just change your life	Rich Leigh - interviews about motivation, resilience and what's truly possible	Society & Culture	102	Spotify for Podcasters	62
41	Bang On It	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	15	BBC	39
42	Love and Radio	Love and Radio \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	95	Megaphone	68
43	Voicenotes with Jordan Theresa	Voicenotes with Jordan Theresa	Society & Culture	112	Megaphone	32
44	S-Town	Serial Productions	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
45	Nothing’s Off the Table with Louis Ruggiero	Louis Ruggiero	Society & Culture	105	Megaphone	48
46	Rise Above with Kevin Lanning	Kevin Lanning	Society & Culture	352	Megaphone	42
47	Sit Down with Michael Franzese	Michael Franzese	Society & Culture	172	Megaphone	48
48	Young Again	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	28	BBC	33
49	The Modern Mann	Olly Mann	Society & Culture	211	Megaphone	83
50	Ami Charlize's Private Story Details temporarily unavailable	Folding Pocket	Society & Culture	86	Megaphone	78
51	Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	209	BBC	28
52	Transfert	Slate.fr Podcasts	Society & Culture	702	Audion	83
53	Hey Tablo	Team Epikase	Society & Culture	39	Acast	84
54	The Martha Stewart Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	123	Omny Studio	57
55	Crossing Continents	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	421	BBC	28
56	Desert Island Discs: Archive 1996-2000	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	124	BBC	28
57	Near Death Experiences And Supernatural Events	The NDE LAB	Society & Culture	1031	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Myth Understood	Jasmine Elmer	Society & Culture	2	Unknown	68
59	Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	246	BBC	28
60	Dead Eyes	Headgum	Society & Culture	35	ART19	83
61	Victoria Derbyshire's Unbelievable Britain	Joy Peddlers	Society & Culture	31	Megaphone	42
62	Namaste Motherf**kers	Cally Beaton	Society & Culture	287	Megaphone	53
63	Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	218	BBC	28
64	REAL ONES with Jon Bernthal	Jon Bernthal	Society & Culture	73	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	ThreadTalk: The Reddit Review Show	Teresa and Denver	Society & Culture	197	ART19	63
66	Second Act with Ateh Jewel	Hello! Magazine Ltd.	Society & Culture	86	Megaphone	63
67	Inheritance Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	910	BBC	28
68	Walking This Way	Lise Thorne	Society & Culture	37	Transistor	73
69	The Secret Room \| True Stories	Ben Hamm	Society & Culture	285	Libsyn	48
70	DNA Surprises	Alexis Hourselt	Society & Culture	184	Spotify for Podcasters	58
71	Citron Gingembre	Joséphine Bernard	Society & Culture	37	Acast	53
72	Happy End Le Podcast	Blandine Lehout	Society & Culture	17	Acast	63
73	Rylan: How to Be...	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	49
74	Between Two Beers Podcast	Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten	Society & Culture	433	Acast	28
75	Life After Prison	Prison Radio Association	Society & Culture	190	Acast	58
77	Get a Grip Podcast	Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes	Society & Culture	225	Spotify for Podcasters	52
78	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	426	RedCircle	59
79	Brand Safe	Tana Mongeau	Society & Culture	22	Audioboom	63
80	Wilson & Ashley	Wilson & Ashley	Society & Culture	35	Buzzsprout	73
81	Strippers in the Attic	SITA Podcasting Ltd	Society & Culture	59	Buzzsprout	78
82	Not Quite Typical: AuDHD & Neurodivergent Conversations	Amber Nap	Society & Culture	18	Spotify for Podcasters	32
83	hot pursuit by AsianBossGirl	Emily, Madelyn, Jen	Society & Culture	470	Megaphone	53
84	Thanks For Asking	Feelings & Co.	Society & Culture	237	Megaphone	38
85	Secrets of the Salt Path	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	9	BBC	33
86	Parlons-nous	RTL	Society & Culture	101	Audiomeans	49
87	You’re Gonna Want To Hear This	marie claire australia	Society & Culture	50	Omny Studio	58
88	A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard	A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard	Society & Culture	137	Acast	68
89	禎甄要chat內	胡小禎 & 李佩甄	Society & Culture	82	SoundOn	58
90	كنبة السبت	Mics مايكس	Society & Culture	121	Podeo	63
91	Fredagspodden	Perfect Day Media	Society & Culture	790	Acast	33
92	Tony Bellew Is Angry	BBC Radio 5 Live	Society & Culture	33	BBC	39
93	Have You Heard George's Podcast?	BBC Sounds	Personal Journals	42	BBC	42
94	جولان مع محمد الشثري	Mics مايكس	Society & Culture	113	Podeo	63
95	Reddit Stories Podcast - mr redder	mr redder	Society & Culture	1000	Spreaker	59
96	The Late Discovered Club	Catherine Asta	Society & Culture	62	Spotify for Podcasters	73
97	You're So Right	Caitlin Wilder and Rachael Shepard-Ohta	Society & Culture	91	Acast	63
98	STORIES by Lea Thau	Lea Thau	Society & Culture	19	Acast	43
99	in the meadow	vicinthemeadow	Society & Culture	174	Acast	48
100	Mel Giedroyc is Quilting	Somethin' Else	Society & Culture	16	Acast	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

The podcast landscape in Great Britain is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Great Britain.
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